. Electric railway review . manufacturers of railway motors, both of these com-panies agreeing that it is absolutely essential on the twolargest axles to ])rovide 50 inches between wheel hubs toaccommodate motors from 150 to 250 horsepower. Axle EA has a standard 3% by 7 inch journal. It isdesigned to carry a load of 15,000 pounds per axle and accom-modate motors uj) to 50 horsepower. Axle EB has a standard 4% by S inch journal and isdesigned to carry 22,000 poimds per axle and to accommodatemotors of 100 horsepower. Axle EC has a standard 5 by 9 inch journal and is de-signed to carry 31,000 p
. Electric railway review . manufacturers of railway motors, both of these com-panies agreeing that it is absolutely essential on the twolargest axles to ])rovide 50 inches between wheel hubs toaccommodate motors from 150 to 250 horsepower. Axle EA has a standard 3% by 7 inch journal. It isdesigned to carry a load of 15,000 pounds per axle and accom-modate motors uj) to 50 horsepower. Axle EB has a standard 4% by S inch journal and isdesigned to carry 22,000 poimds per axle and to accommodatemotors of 100 horsepower. Axle EC has a standard 5 by 9 inch journal and is de-signed to carry 31,000 pounds per axle and may accommodatea motor of 150 horsepower. Axle ED has a standard 5Vi by 10 inch journal and isdesigned to carry 38,000 i)omuls and may accommodate motorsof 250 horsepower capacity. Your special attention is directed to all the dimensionsof these axles, which were carefully considered by your com-mittee and recommended only after a full discussion witheach other and with the manufacturers whose product is. - ^om Center ^ Ce/t/fr oi - Central Electric Railway Association Standards—Axles for Various Loadings. and commend themselves to the executive and operatingofficials of the electric railway properties comin-ising ourassociation and also commend themselves to the manufac-turers of the apparatus which we are attempting to standard-ize. With these facts in mind each member of your commit-tee has exerted every effort to obtain the most complete in-formation on the various subjects and the chairman of yourcommittee by virtue of his membership on the standardizationcommittee of the American Street and Interurban RailwayEngineering Association, had the privilege of discussing theprojjosed standards in detail on .July 2fi, 27 and 28 at Cleve-land, O., with representatives of tlie General Electric Com-Iiany, Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Company, CastIron Car Wheel .Manufacturers Association, Standard SteelWheel Company. Schoen Steel Wheel Company
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